I'll Be Back

In two days, I will be surfing in warm, perfect waves. No more of this wetsuit business, "My head... is fr-freezing" or my favorite from Jackie: "I feel like I'm going to die, I'm so cold," and Dan: "Well, if I could feel, period, I probably would too." Just beautiful, warm Costa Rican water.

Today I went surfing with a bunch of my best friends: Tobyn, Mikayla, Laura, Jackie and Dan, at Stinson. We all met at Woodlands and Jan rode his bike over from Ross to say goodbye. He will be returning to Spain on Thursday after a year of living in America, but I have a feeling that that wasn't the last time I'll ever see him. We're going to keep in touch. I'm really glad I met him this year. We all drove out to Bolinas, our original destination, scoped out the surf there and decided agianst surfing there. It was cold and the waves were too dinky. We all hopped back in the car and backtracked south to Stinson. The weather there was a little less foggy and the waves looked great for Stinson. We chilled on the beach and ate our sandwiches before hitting the waves. Jackie and I took the surfboards and everyone else had some form of a boogieboard. I paddled out to the furthest break and caught the first wave I paddled into and C-Mo'd it, as Andy would say. The next few waves were as easy to catch as the first one, which was strange, because as of last Tuesday, I was sucking. I kept improving with each wave, and after about five, I was standing up and bringing my feet forward like I was taught :). The best was when Jackie and I caught the party wave together. Haha. That was suuweeet!

The day was great. We left la playa at 2:30, my friends got picked up and I said my goodbyes. Later that day I took my new iPod to Tobyn's house and we loaded her library onto it because my laptop has a virus. I'm listening to the most random African tribal music right now. It's amazing! Tobyn is so eclectic when it comes to her music! I said goodbye to her agian.

One thing I've learned in these past few days is that goobyes and thankyous never last long enough. Droping Andrew off at the airport went by way too quickly. I had been dreading that day for 3 months, but when it actually dawned, and he was walking towards his terminal and away from his family I, I felt like I should've said more than "goodbye, have a fun and safe trip, and stay in touch." I also should've thanked him. But there just wouldnt have been enough time. I would've said something along the lines of, "Thank you for your love, your hospitality, and your cheerfulness. Thank you for being laid-back but driven, finishing high school and teaching me what you've learned so far. Please continue to teach me more throughout college. Thank you for helping me pass my spanish final, teaching me to fly fish, surf, and shoot a gun. Thanks for being that extra arm I needed to reel in that sting ray, and someone to talk to no matter what the occasion. Thank you for being inspirational, cooking, and carpooling, and being and amazing person altogether. I hope you have an idea of how crazy in love i get when I think of you. Have a safe trip, and have fun. I love you." That sounds better, eh? The list goes on forever.

Saying goodbye to Ari, Chris, and William is strange too. We've been through a lot together. And tomorrow I'll be saying goodbye to my mom, and in a few days, my dad. All of my friends have wished me the best and have given me the ole' tata, but I dont want to say goodbye. I guess that's just the person I am. I love my amigos and I want them all to come with me. I'm only leaving for a few weeks everyone. "I'll be back."